ab PCH Playlist Play these songs and call us in the morn ing. Ford Tikson’s peppy beats will cure what ails you. "Live Forever" Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors "Farther Along" Josh Garrels "Old Pine" Ben Howard "Crash Into Me" The Dave Matthews Band 6 | <strong>Currents</strong> "After the Storm" Mumford & Sons injury and back on the field. And, back on the field, his body trudged on only for his collar bone to be snapped in a collision during a soccer game. It would seem that Ford would enjoy the time off, that he would allow his body the ability to recuperate and that he would slowly ease himself back into his proactive routine. But, slowing down is something Ford never really excelled at. Instead, Ford admits that his injuries only fueled his persistence, his desire and his will to get out on the field faster. His utter inability to give in to injury was fueled by every broken bone or pulled muscle he sustained. No blow was strong enough to bring him to his knees, but after years of enduring this cycle he finally recognizes why he would not allow injury to get to him. “I felt like I had found my friends, value, worth, success in sports. So, as I saw those slipping away, I felt like I was losing everything. I tried to get out there [again] probably too fast. Too fast for my body to handle.” Just as his collar bone had healed, almost like following a checklist, the next football game resulted in a broken radius and ulna in his left arm. Different arm, same injury. The cast came on, the cast came off, but Ford could not resist lunging back into the competitive sports world. God also kept up the fight. Subsequently, Ford ended up in the emergency room for his second broken collar bone, which he sustained in another soccer game. Different time in life, same injury, same tune. "Through high school and early college, I watched Ford become stronger in his brokenness. His spirit never left. He's always been a joyful guy, but with his injuries, a certain grit was added to his persistence and willpower that transformed him from 'energetic kid' to 'full-on crazy' in every way possible," said Ford's best friend, Ben Holtz. Because of all the accumulated injuries, doctors tested his marrow. Were his bones weaker? Was he pushing himself too hard? They found no answers. He was fine, and should be fine, but the history of broken bones was indicating otherwise. The history of broken bones and injury, for Ford, indicated that God was trying to get his attention by all means possible. He grabbed for the jersey, but God kept pulling it back. It was a spiritual tug-of-war, a sort of push and pull that he recognizes began very young with his earliest injury in the first grade when he needed a cast after extending the Achilles tendon in his left leg. “I do think that God was working to try to get me to realize that my identity wasn't tied to [sports]. I kind of always knew that he was calling me. I was — or could — be like Jonah running away, after my own will.” Desperate for the thrill of “getting out there” and running after his own will, Tikson and God finally had to reach an end to the tugo-war. They had to end the struggle. Someone was going to give in, and God intended for it to be Ford. He sustained his two greatest injuries before finally coming to terms with what God had in store. Diagnosis: DDS, or Disintegrated Disc Syndrome. The pressure that Ford had subjected his body had to literally crushed the disc between his fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in his spine. He still lives with the pain, and he still endures back problems, which have inhibited his ability to play and do as he did before. Ford didn’t have surgery to fix the disc. Instead, he simply tried to push through. But, this time God pushed back harder. During high school soccer game, an opponent thrust his spiked cleat into the back of his knee. Ford recalls the collision as purely a dirty play since the soccer ball wasn't anywhere near the two of them. One ruthless kick led to a torn ACL, broken femur and shredded cartilage. The injuries led to another two years of therapy, rehab, restless nights and pain. “Through those injuries were a lot of gnarly depressed stages, but I still feel like God was there the whole time. I just didn't look back [at Him] because I was legitimately angry for taking what I thought was my joy, my life, and my identity.” It took great pain, great injury and a great journey to bring Ford Tikson to a place of understanding with God. Ford now has been renewed in spirit to be and do whatever God calls him to. Ford's father says, "Someone once said, 'God will only use a man greatly who has been hurt deeply.' With Ford we saw this crushed boy emerge into a powerful young man of God ready to be used greatly." Today, Ford maintains an active lifestyle and pursues his passion for the outdoors, but he is more aware of his body and knows when to stop. As a sports medicine major, he is learning more about the human body in terms of rehabilitation, therapy, improving strength and diagnosis — all of with which he has had years of personal experience. On campus, he works for Campus Recreation, which organizes exercise classes and recreational sports for students. Off campus, he trains others as a Crossfit instructor and works on improving his own physical strength — an incredible accomplishment after all the injuries he has endured. He may have suffered countless broken bones, but his lively spirit and undying faith are what keep him going.
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